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that they, with loudest clamors, said: "May
the power
of the Almighty cast us immediately into hell, and let
it not keep us in the presence of this Woman, who tor
ments us more than the fire. O invincible and strong
Woman ! Recede from us, since we ourselves cannot fly
from thy presence, where we are bound by the chains
of the Almighty. Why dost Thou also torment us be
fore our time? (Matth. 8, 29). Thou alone of all
human nature art the instrument of the Omnipotent
and through Thee men can acquire the eternal
against us ;
blessings we have lost. Those that have sunk into de
spair of ever seeing God eternally, are now rewarded
for the accredited good works of their Redeemer by
the vision of Thee, which in our hate is to us a torment
and chastisement. Release us, almighty Lord and God;
let this new punishment, in which Thou renewest that of
our fall from heaven, cease ;
for in it Thou executest the
punishment Thou hast threatened us with in this wonder
of thy powerful
arms."
492. During these and other lamentations of despair
the demons were held spellbound in the presence of the
Queen for a long time, and although thy made the most
violent efforts to fly, they were not permitted to do it
as fast as their fury urged them on. In order that the
terror of the most holy Mary might strike them so much
the deeper and become the more notorious, the Lord
ordained, that She herself should use her authority as
Mistress and Queen in permitting them to leave. At
the instant in which She did this, all of them cast them
selves, with all the swiftness in their power, from the
upper regions into the abyss. They gave forth dread
ful howls, terrorizing all the damned souls with new
punishments, and, full of dismay and torments in not
being able to deny their defeat, they proclaimed in their
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